- Star Trek: The Next Generation Motion Picture 5-Movie Collection (Blu-ray)

The Star Trek: TNG Blu-Ray Movie Collection is nothing short of great. All the films are presented in crystal-clear, high definition format, and the sound quality is really amazing. The special features on each disc (as well as the Evolutions bonus disc) provide great background on not only the films themselves, but also general Trek background, personal feelings of the cast members, etc. All in all, you're really getting the most for your money with this blu-ray package. As far as the films go, I'll give you my little Trek rant on what I think about them... It's generally known that the even-numbered Star Trek movies are better than the odd-numbered ones. With Star Trek: Generations, I feel that that's the best odd-numbered Trek film of them all. It really grows on you with repeated viewings. Malcolm McDowall played an excellent villain, and who can beat seeing the destruction of the Enterprise-D? The Nexus phenomenon was a little ehhh, but overall, I really enjoyed this movie after the 2nd and 3rd times watching it. Star Trek: First Contact is the best movie out of all the Next Gen films. The Borg has got to be the best and greatest Star Trek villain ever created. You don't even have to be a full-blown Trekkie to really appreciate how great this film is from a sci-fi point of view. As far as Insurrection is concerned, that one's definitely the weakest in the bunch. I would rate it as the second to last worst Trek film ever created (the worst being Star Trek V: The Final Frontier). I agree with what was said in the special features about this movie: It should have been a two-part Next Gen episode. The film is noted for its moral and ethical components regarding the Prime Directive, but I don't think a Star Trek movie should be all about that. It just seemed weak overall. With Star Trek: Nemesis, now THIS one was good! It's the second best of all the Next Gen films. I enjoyed the storyline immensely, the villain and his viceroy were really good, you got a good taste of Romulan lore, and the battle scene with the Enterprise-E and the Scimitar was the best space battle I've ever seen in a Trek movie. Personally, I thought this film was a lot better than Star Trek II with Khan. Granted, Nemesis borrowed many elements from that movie, but I think they pulled it off nicely here. Overall, I would rate the Trek films as follows, from best to worst (only with the first few listed): 1) First Contact 2) Nemesis 3) Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 4) Generations After these films, it's anyone's game as to where you want to rank the rest of them. Second to last is Insurrection, and the worst being Star Trek V: Final Frontier. All that aside, if you're a Star Trek fanatic, pick up this collection immediately.

Package design: I love it. All disks are in individual bluray slimcases, in a heavy cardboard cover or holder. A clear plastic sleeve slips over the whole thing to keep them from sliding out. I really appreciate movie sets that are released this way. It protects the movies and makes them so much easier to deal with on the shelf. Plus, I can just grab the whole thing if I want to take it somewhere. If you have the Alien Anthology [Blu-ray ] or The Ultimate Matrix Collection [Blu-ray ] set, its just like that. The movies themselves: I already own all of the ST movies in a DVD set I bought many years ago. So that is what I am comparing these to. I have only watched "Generations" so far. I am very happy with it. I have seen all these movies so many times, and yet it was almost like watching something new. Picture is very clear and sharp. Colors were very bold and vibrant. I often find that bluray versions of older movies or shows look harsh and often mood lighting is diminished and they end up looking like poor videotape. That is not the case here. The movie itself is just as good as always. Special features were mostly things I had not seen before. I especially liked the alternate ending footage which I liked better even though the released ending is certainly good too. I will update as I watch the other ones, unless they are just as good and then I'm not sure there is a point. Bottom line: If you want these movies on bluray, this is well worth the money. I bought it on a Gold Box sale, but I'm guessing the regular price would be worth it as well. Update: Just watched "First Contact" and I have the same things to say as "Generations". Wonderful, beautiful picture with gorgeous color and beautiful detail. No harshness or lost lighting. I can see so much more on the ships and effects, especially sparkly ones like the transporter effect, energy weapon fire and going into the temporal rift. Update Insurrection: Same thing. Visually this is one my favorite ST movies anyway. The space scenes in the Briar Patch look amazing. Everything else superb.

I always wanted to watch Star Trek in HD and right now i got a taste of it with TNG. DVD's are pretty good quality however since i got a 40" inch HDTV i wanted to take advantage of the technology as well as being able to watch Star Trek like in the movie theater. This set is packed with bonus features, though it gets a bit tedious and i ended up quitting watching all the bonus features after Insurrection. I did notice that in Nemesis during the off road scene where Picard, Data and Worf are looking for a positronic signal that was emanating from the planet, the picture seemed too bright or out of contrast or something. The only annoyance i got from it but i am not sure if my tv needed adjustments or that it was the quality of the picture. On to the controversy about Insurrection and Nemesis being 'terrible' movies. Insurrection to me seemed more like a lengthy episode but it wasn't a bad story for a movie and i honestly fully enjoyed that movie. The only thing to me that i found unnerving was the Admirals betrayal of the Federation principles but this movie really shows how far Picard is willing to go to keep the principles intact. We also get to see the Enterprise E in action a bit more compared to First Contact which was mostly inside the ship and didn't have much action in space. Nemesis really expanded on that action and i really enjoy the battle between the Enterprise E and the Scimitar. Not only Nemesis had a great space battle but also showed that Romulans are not bad and they fought along side with Starfleet even though their ships were no match for the Scimitar. After the Romulans recent skirmish with Starfleet's prototype ship (Voyager episode where the Doctor was transferred to the ship that Romulans stole) i was thinking that the Romulans will never be a part of the Federation, but Nemesis shows some promise. Overall this is a good set, i enjoyed Generations which featured both part of the original Enterprise crew along with TNG and First Contact was a really good Borg movie with a bit of insight of what the future can be like without money. I only wished TNG had put out a few more movies and got a Deep Space Nine movie, even Voyager could have gotten a movie but sadly Star Trek truly ended with Enterprise and Nemesis. JJ Abrams movies were ok, but it doesn't compare to what Rick Berman and the rest of the show producers were able to put out.

fast shipping ... as described ... great quality... Great movie .

I just received my TNG Blu-Ray set from Amazon. After the TOS set, which had a decidedly mixed quality, I was ready to give this set some tough scrutiny. Happily, I can report that A/V quality is superior to the previous set, and the extras and packaging share the same quality with that set. The films: Generations - I find this movie to be underrated. The intro sequence aboard the Enterprise B is just a terrific bit of continuity expanding coolness. The emotional weight of the movie is great, and although it falls into the "big villain" syndrome, the big villain is 1. played by Malcolm McDowell, 2. is realistic in his motivations and his abilities. The only failings in my book are some torpid pacing in the "Nexus" scenes, and some painful Data scenes. Still, this is a movie that I appreciate more each time I watch it. First Contact - this is everyone's pick for "2nd best of all time" (after "Khan" of course). I'm not going to disagree. It's got a whiz bang action story, the Borg, time travel, good continuity, and great effects. I do think the story sullies the Borg somewhat by introducing the "Queen." But, then again, she is played very well by Alice Krige. As far as time travel, while this wasn't the straw that broke the camel's back, it did probably contribute to the trend of too much time travel in Trek. Insurrection - More like an extended episode than a movie, this film has the germ of a good sci-fi story: how much of its scruples will the Federation trade for a technology that could render humanity immortal? Unfortunately, this movie more than most falls prey to the "big villain" syndrome, with an extremely irritating antagonist, the Sona. There is some good fan service, however, with Troi and Riker finally getting together for good. I'd rate this along with some of the so-so two parters in TNG's TV run. Nemesis - Ah, Nemesis. The film that "killed the franchise." The one which necessitated a "Reboot." The one which pooped on several characters and even a few races. This movie is riddled with problems from concept through to execution. It ret-cons the Romulans and adds the "Remans." It brings back Wesley as a Starfleet lieutenant, even though he dropped out of the academy to cross dimensions with the Traveler. It introduces Data's mentally challenged brother "B-4," even though his existence is specifically contradicted by several TNG episodes. It shamelessly rips off a TNG episode in which Troi is mentally assaulted. It posits an outlandish clone plot with Captain Picard, as if the Romulans could both obtain his DNA several decades ago as well as anticipate its usefulness in the future. It kills a main character for no apparent reason. About the only thing worthwhile in this film is the wedding of Troi and Riker. The more I see this film, the angrier I get at the complete lack of care that went into its making. The Blu-Rays: Unlike the TOS set, the video quality of these 4 films is in general extremely good, and at times spectacular. Though there is a tiny bit of edge enhancement visible at times (Especially on the sailboat in Generations), Digital Noise Reduction is not obtrusive at any point. Detail is extremely strong for the most part, and colors are absolutely vibrant. Black levels are deep and strong, but detail in shadows is still evident. You will want to be sure to check the calibration of your brightness, contrast, and gamma, to get the most from these films (for those without a disc like AVE, try the THX calibrator on "Star Wars" DVDs for some good brightness/contrast patterns). I would say First Contact is the best transfer of the bunch, but truthfully, all of the final three films are competitive with the upper tier of Blu-Rays on the market today. Only Generations shows its age a bit, but it still looks very good - better than all but ST2 in the TOS set. Insurrection and Nemesis betray a bit of color banding in clouds and space scenes, but it is not oppressive. Some standout scenes from all the films in terms of visual quality: Data and Geordi discussing the emotion chip (Generations). The opening pull-back in First Contact. The establishing shot of the Baku homeworld in Insurrection (known as a torture test for 3:2 pulldown on DVD). Audio is presented in a set of aggressive 5.1 channel Dolby TrueHD mixes. All of them work well, with lots of surround action, deep bass, and clear dialogue. Packaging is identical to the previous set, with a slipcase and 5 slim BD cases. Art and inserts are all tasteful and good-looking. Extras include a plethora of commentaries. The most interesting of these are Ron D. Moore and Brannon Braga on Generations and First Contact, and Jonathan (Riker) Frakes and Marina (Troi) Sirtis on Insurrection. Most of the films have multiple commentaries, some have three! The same amount of detail goes into the extras on each film as did the previous set, with most discs recapitulating all of the DVD extras and adding some new ones (such as the execrable "Starfleet Briefings" from the TOS set). Like the previous set, trailers include the 2009 Trek film and a promo for all the recent Trek Blu-Rays. Thankfully, these are skippable. As far as deleted scenes go, it seems that the DVD extras have been replicated for Blu-Ray. The most interesting are for Nemesis, the deleted scenes being excised "character bits" including "Wesley's New Mission" and "Crusher At Starfleet Medical" that would have made this film feel a lot less generic. Why Paramount has not authorized an extended edition with this material edited into the film is beyond me. It would certainly take some of the bad taste out of true Trekkies' mouths that their favorite characters got short shrift. Unfortunately, all are presented in non-anamorphic 480p, so they look terrible, for the most part. The main extra is the bonus Blu-Ray, with 77 minutes of new HD documentary footage split into 7 programs. These include investigations into the evolution of the Enterprise, a spotlight on villains, a piece on the movies' influence on fans and Trek creators, an interactive map of the Trek Galaxy, and three (?!) pieces on the Star Trek Experience from Las Vegas. The Enterprise and Villains segments are the best (though still not very good), and I wish they had been expanded and improved. The other pieces are a bit more frivolous. All told, it's definitely not as impressive as the interview disc from the TOS set, but it still should entertain fans at least marginally. Summary: For this price, a Trek fan really can't go wrong with this set. You're getting 4 feature films (two great movies, one good one, and one stinker) with loads of special features and a full disc of (so-so) HD extras. The A/V quality is almost uniformly spectacular, especially in comparison with the TOS set. As far as I'm concerned, this is a must buy for a Trekkie/Trekker with an HD setup. Worth every penny.

The set came undamaged and in good condition. The first 3 movies have played without any issues, and I expect the last 2 will be play as well as the first ones. I am satisfied with this purchase.

After being amazed by what the blu-ray release did for the original six 'Trek' films I really had high hopes for this set. I figured since these Next Generation movies were newer, the prints (one would think) would be in better condition and that these fims should surpass the quality of the original six. However, this turned out to be an unreal expectation...perhaps I went into these with expectations too high. First off, the packaging is again similar to the first six-movie set...it's just a different color with a different (but still nice) logo design on the front. The box set itself is very nice and is a wonderful compliment to the other. This set also contains the slim cases for each film with photos of the crew on the label covers. As with the first set, there is a 'Trek 2009' preview on each disc but I was able to skip through this with the 'forward' button used to skip chapters. The film menus on this set match those of the first so I was happy to see continuity with the packaging and menus from set to set. As for the visual quality of the films, 'Generations', 'First Contact' and 'Insurrection' are all pretty similar and do not show enough difference between any of them to write specifics for each one. Slightly these three films get better with each one as the age of them decreases. On one hand it is nice that these three films are pretty consistant in quality, it is a shame the quality was not better. The prints seem to be in excellent condition and relatively clean and there is no argument that every film in this collection is a step up from DVD which makes it alone worth the purchase; the detail is better, the picture is clearer and the sound is better. However, as soon as the opening sequence for 'Generations' was over and live action began, I kept waiting for the 'wow' factor and it never came-not even by the end of 'Insurrection'. Of course I had the initial 'this looks nice' feeling from seeing a detailed shot with good colors, but the picture just didn't have the vibrancy and life that I expected. 'Flat' is about the best thing I can think of to describe these first three films in the set visually. It was a clean picture but I expected something cleaner. It was a detailed picture but I expected more detail. I just didn't get that true, life-like quality I was hoping to see. In my opinion/observation, the impression I get is that the films went through one too many filters in an attempt to get a clear, grain-free image while losing that small amount of detail that really makes a good disc look true to life. Perhaps my enthusiasm with how much of an upgrade I saw in the older six movies made me expect more than I thought I would get. While I can't point to any one specific flaw, the overall picture just had no 'wow' to it. However, 'Nemesis' finally gave a much better look at what I was hoping the whole set would be like. Perpaps because it was the newest of the four it naturally was the best looking; it was the one film that actually seemed to have some life to the picture. It just had a little extra of everything-detail, clarity, crispness, etc. It didn't knock me over like some blu rays have but if the whole set had been as good as this film looked I could have gone to a five-star rating compared to the DVDs I have watched these on. As for sound, I was again perhaps spoiled at the upgrade in the original set because I just didn't get the 'wow' factor here either. Again, no argument that it is an upgrade from the DVDs, but just not as good as I expected. While the audio is very clear and clean sounding, it just doesn't have that extra spark to it. When it came to action scenes, warp effects or explosions, I just didn't get that extra punch I expected in sound. It was as if the entire sound range was TOO balanced. I'd give this set a three and a half if I could but when having to choose a three or four I give it a four. The upgrade in picture and audio from DVD is obvious and makes this worth a purchase at under $50. In the end, I get the feeling that since these films were newer there was less work to be done but this translated into a lazy approach and less time spent on the transfer of these films. Buyers will be happy as long as they don't expect reference material, a big 'wow' factor and don't expect as big as a leap in quality in this set as there was from the first six films going to blu.

How and you not love the original Star Trek Series., this is what started the whole thing off everything after that is just cake but this was the best I highly recommend it it looks so good

Import anglais mais chaque film dispose d'une piste audio 5.1, des menus et des sous-titres en français. Sous-titres français également pour les bonus (y compris pour les commentaires audio, c'est suffisamment rare pour être souligné). Images et sons excellents pour du DVD. Coffret en carton et boîtiers slim. Les 4 films de "The next generation" sont présents + un DVD supplémentaire de bonus. Je ne regrette pas mon achat, en complément du coffret de la saga originale : http://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B001S3GDTA/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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